Difference between AMD athlon XP and sempron

[Andreas Komoèar]

Which processor is better to buy?What is the difference?Does motherboard
which supports AMD XP,supports Sempron too?

Thank you

 

[Tweek]

Most Semprons are thoroughbred core Athlon XP's with different performance
ratings comparing them to Celerons rather than Pentium 4's. They have 256k
cache and run on a 333fsb. They should work in any Socket A board, but may
be mis-identified on older boards. Most should have bios updates available.
The Sempron 3100+ (1.8Ghz) is a Socket 754 part based on the Athlon 64, but
with the 64 bit capabilites disabled. It also has 256k cache and is a pretty
good performer for the money. That being said, the 333fsb barton core Athlon
XP's are a better value right now. I believe that the AMD is discontinuing
the Athlon XP at the end of the year.

 

[Mr Jessop]

with the 64 bit capabilites disabled. It also has 256k cache and is a
pretty good performer for the money. That being said, the 333fsb barton
core Athlon XP's are a better value right now. I believe that the AMD is
discontinuing the Athlon XP at the end of the year.

damn i was gonna buy one to replace my 1.2ghz duron for my ecs k7S5A board.
incidently the ecs group was completely empty of all messages not even shep
was around. where do i go for more advice on this board?

p.p.s who is the person posting as me but churning out all this semi
religeous nonsense and forwarding it to netabuse?